Phyllanthus niruri | Dava Bazaar in India

Plant Profile

Botany

Binomial nomenclature

Phyllanthus niruri

Scientific Name and Description

Phyllanthus amarus SCHUM. & THENN.

Herb Family

Euphorbiaceae

Plant type

Tree

Plant Synonyms

hyllanthus fraternus WEBSTER
Phyllanthus niruri SENSU HOOK.F.NON LINN.
Diasperus chlorophaeus (Baill.) Kuntze
Diasperus lathyroides (Kunth) Kuntze
Diasperus microphyllus (Mart.) Kuntze
Diasperus niruri (L.) Kuntze
Diasperus rosellus (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze
Niruris annua Raf.
Niruris indica Raf.
Nymphanthus niruri (L.) Lour.
Phyllanthus carolinianus Blanco
Phyllanthus chlorophaeus Baill.
Phyllanthus ellipticus Buckley nom. illeg.
Phyllanthus erectus (Medik.) M.R.Almeida
Phyllanthus filiformis Pav. ex Baill.
Phyllanthus humilis Salisb.
Phyllanthus kirganelia Blanco
Phyllanthus lathyroides Kunth
Phyllanthus microphyllus Mart. nom. illeg.
Phyllanthus mimosoides Lodd. nom. illeg.
Phyllanthus moeroris Oken
Phyllanthus parvifolius Steud.
Phyllanthus purpurascens Kunth
Phyllanthus rosellus (Müll.Arg.) Müll.Arg.
Phyllanthus williamsii Standl.
Urinaria erecta Medik.

Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular

English	niruri
Hindi	bhonyaabali, bhuin-anvalah, bhuinan-valah, bhuinanvalah, gugaria, gugario, hazarmani, jamgli amli, jangli-amli, jar-amla, jaramla, kanocha, niruri, sadahazurmani, Niruri, Bhuimali
Kannada	bhoo nelli, jaandees gida, kiranelli gida, kiranelligida, kirinelli gida, kirinelligide, kirunelli, nela nelli
Malayalam	kilanelli, kilarnelli, kilukanelli, kirganelli, kirutanelli, kizhakkayinelli, kizhanelli,Kizhanelli
Marathi	bhooyiaamli, bhuiavala, bhuiavali, bhumy-avil,Bhuiamla
Sanskrit	adhyanda, ajada, ajata, ajjhada, ajuta, amala, amlika, amrita, aphala, arjata, bahupatra, bahupatri, bahuphala, bahupushpi, bhudatra, bhudhatri, bhumyaamlaki, bhumyamalaki, bhuparva, bhuta-dhatri, boovishirum, charati, chorata, dalaparshini, dridhapadi, hilolika, ishaghni, jada, jharika, jhatamala, kshetramali, mahidhatrika, mala, nilolika, putrashronika, shiva, sukshmadala, sukshmaphala, tali, tamalaki, uchchata, vishvaparni, vitunnaka, vituntika, vrishya, Niruri, Bhumi Amlaki
Tamil	accatai, alakaiccuram, alakkaiccuram, amalai , arttapatam, avakatavay, avakkattala, cankanatticam, cimutti, cimuttikacceti, cimuttikam, civa , civaccakacceti, civaccakam, civappunelli, ilanciyam, kalinai , kamalainivartti, karunelli, keelan elli, keelkai nelli, keezh kai nelli, keezhkai nelli, khizhe nelli, khizkkay nelli, kikkaynelli, kil-kkay-nelli, kilakkainelli, kilanelli, kilanelly, kilkai nelli, kilkkay nelli, kilkkaynelli, kilvaynelli, kisha nelli, kizh kay-nelli, kizha nelli, kizha-nelli, kizhkai-nelli, kizhkay nelli, kolavatitam, malakiticam, malantu, maliniyamata, neer-poola, niruri, peruviriyaka, putattiri, puttirakenni, puttiratarapala, puttiri#, puttiri, puttiricceti, tali, talikakkaycceti, taliyacceti, taliyam, tamalakacceti, tamalakam, tamalaki, tamalaki , tamaliti, tiruvampal, vakuni, vekuputtiri, vicavalli, vitvesam, yavakkal,Keezhanelli
Telugu	nela usari, nela usiri, nela usirika, nelausirika, nelavusari, triphalamu,Neelakanthikalu
Tibetan	ta-ma-la
Common names	gale of the wind, stonebreaker, shatter stone , seed-under-leaf, quebra pedra, chance pierre

Plants Medicinal Value

Medicinal Systems

Ayurved

Siddha

Folk

Sowa Rigpa

Herb usable parts

Whole plant

Ethanomedical Uses

Ethnopharmacology use

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phyllanthus_niruri

Phyllanthus niruri L. Tree Whole plant Bronchitis; leprosy; anemia; urinary discharge; anuria; biliousness; asthma; jaundice; genitourinary system problems; snakebite General Lingaraju et al. 2013, Samy et al. 2008